In the absence of actual knowledge of abandonment, it shall be presumed that the tenant has abandoned the dwelling unit if he or she is absent from the premises for a period of time equal to one-half the time for periodic rental payments.

With the income levels you described and presumably the housing assistance from the military, you would benefit from buying over renting.

But that was in November; prices seem really high right now, presumably because it's swarming season and there's more work than workers.

I feel like young professionals would be an ideal tenant for me, but I also presume they would prefer hipper areas like Highlands, which I feel is really competitive.

Now, keep in mind, you said you are aiming to sell it quickly I presume.

The latter of which has tremendous value I presume as you didn't have to be there to babysit - how much is your time worth?

Part of the value of the REIT is that it's diversified and you're presumably getting experts buying the best deals.  

MF's are normally appraised by how much revenue they generate although as yours will be purchased as a SFR I presume it will be appraised as such...

It wouldn’t cut too much into your nest egg that presumably you will need for your new business and the medical practice.

Several hour later, I looked at the property on Zillow and learned that the agent I spoke with is also the Listing Agent for this property.I presume there's some legal way for this agent to represent both me and the seller in this deal (either via dual agency or as a transactional broker).